Schumer moves on military nominations after Marine Corps general hospitalized

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) moved forward with three military nominations Tuesday, despite Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Ala.) months-long hold on them.

Schumer filed cloture on the nominations of Adm. Lisa Franchetti for chief of naval operations; Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin for chief of staff of the Air Force; and Lt. Gen. Christopher Mahoney for assistant commandant of the Marine Corps. His decision comes just two days after Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith was hospitalized due to a “medical emergency” Sunday evening.